Monaco target Gael Clichy if Patrice Evra stays at Manchester United

Man City's Gael Clichy could move to Monaco if their move for Man United Patrice Evra falls through

Evra’s position at Old Trafford will be in serious jeopardy should Moyes persuade his former club to sell him Baines in a £20million deal.

The massive-spending Gallic club are in the market for a world-class left-back and initially had Everton’s Leighton Baines at the top of their shopping list.

But they are now aware the England international will only leave Goodison Park this summer if United, managed by former-Toffees boss David Moyes, come calling.

So, instead, Monaco are targeting either Evra or Clichy to boost their increasingly-powerful and expensively-assembled squad.

Evra’s position at Old Trafford will be in serious jeopardy should Moyes persuade his former club to sell him Baines in a £20million deal.

However, Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri is reluctant to wait too long for that part of the jigsaw to fall into place, fearing any breakdown in negotiations would leave his club empty-handed.

That is why he has a back-up plan already to buy City defender Clichy, 27, should Evra be unavailable.

Former-Arsenal man Clichy, 27, is definitely up for grabs as new Eastlands coach Manuel Pelligrini prepares to make significant changes to his defensive options.

Central defender Kolo Toure left the club for Liverpool on a free two weeks ago and Clichy looks set to be next through the exit door.

The France international, with 17 caps, has struggled to command regular first-team action since his £7m move from the Emirates in July 2011.

And he would jump at the chance of returning home to join Monaco, who recently underlined their ambitions to challenge Europe’s elite with the sensational £60m purchase of Atletico Madrid hitman Falcao.